Mukul Dey

The Village Watch Dog; The Santal Village; Threshing Floor; The Stream of Falgu

Auction Closed

October 24, 04:35 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Dartington Hall Trust

Mukul Dey

1895 - 1985

The Village Watch Dog; The Santal Village; Threshing Floor; The Stream of Falgu

Etchings

Titled 'The Village Watch Dog' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right

Titled '"Santal Village"' lower left, signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed '10' in lower left corner

Titled 'Threshing Floor' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right. Faintly dated 'Oct. 31. 1959' in lower right corner

Titled '"The Stream of Falgu"' lower left and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right

The Village Watch Dog - Image: 6 x 12.6 cm. (2 ⅜ x 5 in.); Folio: 17.4 x 21.1 cm. (6 ⅞ x 8 ¼ in.)

The Santal Village - Image: 12.5 x 17.6 cm. (4 ⅞ x 6 ⅞ in.); Folio: 19.8 x 26.3 cm. (7 ¾ x 10 ⅜ in.)

Threshing Floor - Image: 21.3 x 31 cm. (8 ⅜ x 12 ⅛ in.); Folio: 33.2 x 41.2 cm. (13 x 16 ¼ in.)

The Stream of Falgu - Image: 26.2 x 38.3 cm. (10 ¼ x 15 in.); Folio: 31.8 x 43.1 cm. (12 ½ x 17 in.)

Acquired directly from the artist by Leonard Elmhirst of Dartington Hall circa 1960

The Village Watch Dog, Threshing Floor & The Stream of Falgu - Exhibition of Original Paintings, Drypoints, Drawings, and Copies of Famous Indian and Ceylonese Frescoes by Mukul Dey, Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, 1960, exhibition listing (illustrated p. 8, 10, editions not listed)